THE ENVELOPES PLEASE
The 2023 Ig Nobel Prize Winners
(Thanks to HJ)
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September 18, 2023
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These are really important.
Posted by: Steverino | September 18, 2023 at 08:31 AM
Geologists eat rocks all the time. It's a better way than you'd think to do a quick check of the mineral makeup of a rock.
But as far as the people testing the electrified drinking straws...didn't anybody ever tell them water and electricity don't play well together?
Posted by: Rod | September 18, 2023 at 08:42 AM
Sometimes common sense just doesn't sand a chance when stupid prevailed.
Posted by: guy | September 18, 2023 at 08:53 AM
In literature: "for studying the sensations people feel when they repeat a single word many, many, many, many, many, many, many times." And TypePad didn't even get an honorable mention?
Posted by: cfjk | September 18, 2023 at 09:04 AM
We need to have the AI check to see how many of these winners were previously mentioned in the Blog. The dead spider guys definitely were.
Posted by: ripleysparrow | September 18, 2023 at 09:06 AM
I'm pissed that Dave's blog wasn't honored.
Posted by: GJ | September 18, 2023 at 11:15 AM
Scientific No Brainer Discovery Award goes to:
Not the idiots who sell this.
The award, an easy decision, goes to the brilliant scientist who discovered this.
Honorable brilliant scientist mention: Jan Zalasiewicz, for explaining why many scientists like to lick rocks.
Posted by: man tom | September 18, 2023 at 11:34 AM
Well? Are nose hairs distributed equally or not?
Posted by: PG-13 Wodehouse | September 18, 2023 at 12:08 PM